CHRISTINA A. KEMP COUNSELING - Christina Kemp, M.A. | Soul-Making, Healing Guidance & Depth Psychology

What is your soul asking you?

The first time I read the psychoanalyst Jeffrey Eaton as he asked the question "What is the fate of the pain?", I felt reverberations of the Sufi poet and mystic Rumi's words "These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them," as they echoed a sounding, ancient wisdom. The soul knows what is required to heal and how to live "wild, but rooted in integrity," to quote Clarissa Pinkola Estes. But for many, quiet messages of guidance have been neglected, dismissed, misunderstood or ignored. In absence of turning toward all aspects of ourselves and our experiences, integral pieces of the soul become lost; discontentment deepens, furthering a sense of suffering, loneliness and uncertainty –– and many are left at odds with themselves, their paths and each other.

Weaving through inner terrain releases insights into old territories of understanding. Like the vibrations that make their way throughout a spiders web, aspects of ourselves that desire to be known emerge into awareness when we are ready to receive deeper, clearer, more insightful messages. Whenever our engagement with ourselves changes, transformation often ripples throughout various aspects of our lives. Deepening our tolerance of the uncomfortable and unexplored places within, we often discover medicine we never knew existed.

Bridging a therapeutic background into a non-traditional model, I blend approaches that are soul-centered, psychological and focus on the wisdom of the body. This is process-oriented work, which means that I notice and reflect on the ways in which individuals engage their life as much as the actual circumstances they are describing about themselves. Journeying at one's own pace, no circumstance, question or dilemma is too small. Our unconscious often seeks forms of experience and expression that we do not understand, and you don't need to "know" what is drawing you toward inner work to begin.

I am a lifelong learner and partaker of various approaches to healing – including those which are soul-oriented, phenomenological, focus on the unconscious, engage relational processes, integrate embodiment, breath work & movement practices, emphasize nature, and thread insights from spiritual teachers. My background includes a Masters in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis on Relational Psychoanalytic Theory, Object-Relations, Attachment Theory & Interpersonal Neurobiology. Currently, I am continuing to deepen my work in the realm of Depth Psychology, focusing on Jungian & Archetypal Psychology, Transpersonal Psychology, Dreamwork, Ecopsychology, and Indigenous Perspectives in Healing. I think of this work as being a witness to, guiding, consulting and supporting another's own healing process, rather than traditional therapeutic counseling. There may be certain circumstances that I believe are better reserved for traditional therapies, in which case I have a wonderful list of referrals.

As with most things, within our challenges usually lays some speck of gold, some undiscovered gift, as we engage more deeply, and with the encouragement of others.

In healing, Christina

AREAS of REFLECTION MAY INCLUDE

THE PATH
- loss of direction, stagnation & life transitions | authentic living
befriending the dark | avoided medicine -

The LANDSCAPE of RELATIONSHIPS & INTIMACY
- relationship to self | relationship to other(s)
ending's | patterns | shame |
enmeshment & isolation | boundaries & intimacy -

EMBODIMENT WORK
- listening to the wisdom of the body | mindfulness, breath work, mudras & movement practices -

RECALIBRATING SELF-CARE
- tending the soul vs. self-centered living or self-less-ness -

SOUL-SPEAKING & SPIRITUALITY
- the unconscious becoming conscious | defenses | archetypes psychology, soul work & spirituality:
balancing vs. bypassing -

GRIEVING & LOSS
- goodbyes & endings | grief & joy as twins -

PLEASE EMAIL
healingengagement@gmail.com

COMPENSATION
Individuals $130 / 50 mins
Couples $210 / 75 mins
Lectures, Workshops + Group Work (please contact me directly)
Minimum 48-hr cancellation policy
Sliding Scale based on availability

All photography by Christina Kemp

Disclaimer This work is not intended to diagnose, prescribe, treat, or cure any disease, physical or mental. It is aimed at supporting individuals in identifying issues that may be causing confusion or stress, and considering alternative forms of engagement. The information, reflection or advice provided during sessions or in any related communications (including but not limited to emails or telephone calls) is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical or psychological diagnosis and care. Clients are responsible for their own well-being both during and after sessions. All services are private and confidential.
Hold Harmless By engaging in any session, you agree to hold harmless Christina Kemp from any claims, liability, loss, or negative consequences incurred during or after guidance conversations.